Sweet Green Youth

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The under shell of
the tortoise looked
like a sunset.
Blasts of color:
orange, maroon, burnt sienna.
I caught them in
the garden at
sunrise, eating a
tomato or chewing into
a head of lettuce.
They always looked so
serious.

I, just a
sunburnt boy, with
cutoff jeans and a
straw hat.
I caught toads too.
But when they peed on me,
I let them go.
I loved that land.
Ponds and streams,
fishing and climbing trees.
oh,
sweet, green
youth.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Neville]

Been there done the toad thing and wore the Tee shirt inside out .. thanks for helping me to remember a few of the little things we shared back in the day .. Neville

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks, brother.

[John the Baptist]

Odd how shards of the past can arise suddenly to the surface of our minds unbidden. But we can never fully recapture than person we were, so it's best to let it go.

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks for the review.